Favorite Legato Players

darth_paul · Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2010 10:48 am Post subject: Favorite Legato Players

Is there anyone better at fluid, legato leads than Dave Murray?

The more I watch this guy live, the more I appreciate how good he is.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sw2446qO8PI

Archer · Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2010 1:26 pm Post subject:

Lots of legato guys have far better technique than Murray

Allan Holdsworth, Bret Garsed, Allen Hinds, Joe Satriani, Dweezil Zappa....those are the first that come to mind

thefunkyone · Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2010 2:01 pm Post subject:

I've always liked Satriani for legato.

darth_paul · Posted: Tue Aug 03, 2010 3:32 pm Post subject:

Trying to play "Run to the Hills" totally exposes how weak I am at unison bends. I have trouble consistently nailing the pitch on the bent note.

Murray's tone, while not exactly my favorite tone ever, is very well suited to his style of play.

Archer · Posted: Tue Aug 03, 2010 4:47 pm Post subject:

I like the Maiden guitar tones up until the end of powerslave. After that they became a band I love in spit e of their tones.

Back to Legato

Brett Barsed is my favorite

big time
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darth_paul · Posted: Tue Aug 03, 2010 10:29 pm Post subject:

Really? I've LOVED the guitar tones on the post-reunion albums.

Archer · Posted: Tue Aug 03, 2010 10:46 pm Post subject:

Since the reunion things have gotten better. Maiden's guitar sound still isnt one of my favorites.
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chavie · JD Bluesville Sr. Joined: 02 Dec 2005 Posts: 1636

most of the guys mentioned so far,are not really "true" legato players
satriani, murray, mostly just do hammer ons & pull offs,

legato in its purest form is more like Bret Garsed, Allan Holdsworth

here is a good video marshall harrison did on it(he is also a monster player)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTI2s4svE2s
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